More than 100 passengers on a Southwest Airlines plane feared for their lives on Friday at Denver International Airport after a cellphone battery caught fire inside the cabin​

A Southwest flight in Denver was evacuated after the cellphone battery of one of the 108 passengers on board caught fire on Friday morning.

The emergency slides were deployed on a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft at Denver International Airport (DEN) after a phone battery caught fire onboard. The plane was still parked at a gate, preparing to depart for William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, when the incident occurred.

A Southwest Airlines flight at Denver International Airport was evacuated safely Friday morning after a cellphone battery ignited. It happened on board Flight 3316 before 7 a.m. as the plane was getting ready to depart for the William P.

Before takeoff, a Southwest Airlines flight heading from Denver to Houston had to evacuate more than 100 passengers after a phone caught fire.

A cell phone and a seat cushion caught fire in the cabin, forcing the passengers to be evacuated. The cell phone fire triggered the fire on the sea cushion. Fortunately, the plane was parked on the tarmac at the time.

A phone caught fire on a Southwest Airlines flight at Denver Airport, leading to 100+ passengers being evacuated.

More than 100 passengers were evacuated from a Southwest Airlines plane after a cell phone battery sparked a fire in the cabin. FAA data shows this is not an isolated incident.

Travelers aboard a Southwest Airlines flight preparing to leave Denver Friday had to evacuate after a passenger’s cell phone battery caught on fire and caused an airplane seat to catch fire as well.

One person suffered a minor injury during the evacuation, while another, whose phone was the source of the fire, was treated for burns, airline officials said.

A passenger whose cellphone caught fire was treated for burns, and one other passenger sustained minor injuries during the evacuation.